Medical Dictionary

Brucellaceae

noun pl Bru·cel·la·ce·ae \ˌbrü-sə-ˈlā-sē-ˌē\

Medical Definition of BRUCELLACEAE

:  a family of small gram-negative coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales that are obligate parasites chiefly of warm-blooded vertebrates and that include a number of serious pathogens—see brucella

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